Juan Pablo Montoya ( Chevrolet) marcou neste sábado (30/10), a pole-positon para a AMP Energy Juice 500, no Talladega Superspeedway, 33ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series e 7ª do Chase. Foi a 3ª pole de Montoya no ano e 5ª na categoria. O colombiano, que não disputa o Chase, foi o sexto a entrar na pista, fazendo o tempo de 51s863 (184.640mph), que não foi superado.
Clint Bowyer (Chevrolet) fecha a primeira fila. Kurt Busch (Dodge) sai em 3º, seguido por Joe Nemechek (Toyota). Jeff Burton (Chevrolet) e Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Chevrolet) dividem a terceira fila.
Dave Blaney (Chevrolet); Ryan Newman (Chevrolet); Casey Mears (Toyota) e Sam Hornish Jr. (Dodge); completam os dez primeiros. Apenas três, Bowyer, Busch e Burton, disputam o Chase.
Entre os demais nove postulantes ao tÁtulo, Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet) alinha em 14º; Denny Hamlin (Toyota) 17º; Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet) 19º; Carl Edwards (Ford) 23º; Tony Stewart (Chevrolet) 26º; Matt Kenseth (Ford) 27º; Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet) 31º; Kyle Busch (Toyota) 32º; Greg Biffle (Ford) 34º.
Grid:
1. Juan Montoya Chevrolet 51.863 Â Â Â Â Â Â
2. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 51.903 Â Â Â
3. Kurt Busch Dodge 51.934 Â Â Â
4. Joe Nemechek Toyota 51.972 Â Â Â
5. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 51.998 Â Â Â
6. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 52.070 Â Â Â
7. Dave Blaney Chevrolet 52.076 Â Â Â
8. Ryan Newman Chevrolet 52.111 Â Â Â
9. Casey Mears Toyota 52.151 Â Â Â
10. Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 52.153 Â Â Â
11. Brad Keselowski Dodge 52.168 Â Â Â
12. Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 52.173
13. Jeff Fuller Toyota 52.212 Â Â Â
14. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 52.221 Â Â Â
15. Michael McDowell Chevrolet 52.250 Â Â Â
16. Kasey Kahne Toyota 52.258 Â Â Â
17. Denny Hamlin Toyota 52.313 Â Â Â
18. Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 52.325 Â Â Â
19. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 52.328 Â Â Â
20. Michael Waltrip Toyota 52.351 Â Â Â
21. David Reutimann Toyota 52.367   Â
22. Chad McCumbee Chevrolet 52.374 Â Â Â
23. Carl Edwards Ford 52.379 Â Â Â
24. Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 52.385
25. Joey Logano Toyota 52.388 Â Â Â
26. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 52.389 Â Â Â
27. Matt Kenseth Ford 52.389 Â Â Â
28. David Ragan Ford 52.428 Â Â Â
29. Scott Speed Toyota 52.443 Â Â Â
30. Mark Martin Chevrolet 52.465 Â Â Â
31. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 52.500 Â Â Â
32. Kyle Busch Toyota 52.510 Â Â Â
33. Elliott Sadler Ford 52.527 Â Â Â
34. Greg Biffle Ford 52.541
35. Marcos Ambrose Toyota 52.616 Â Â Â
36. A.J. Allmendinger Ford 52.650 Â Â Â
37. Aric Almirola Ford 52.710 Â Â Â
38. Paul Menard Ford 52.716 Â Â Â
39. Regan Smith Chevrolet 52.799 Â Â Â
40. David Gilliland Ford 53.328 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
41. Robert Richardson Jr. Ford 53.490 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
42. Robby Gordon Toyota 53.642 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
43. Bill Elliott Ford sem tempo              Â
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Landon Cassill Toyota 52.727 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Travis Kvapil Ford 53.064 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Johnny Sauter Toyota 54.066Â